deodorant
UK/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt//diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/
deodorant noun: any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
Noun
deodorant (plural deodorants)
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1
- An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
- Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods[…].1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader
Adjective
deodorant (not comparable)
- acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1
deodorant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
deodorant in Hindi
- odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
- दुर्गन्धहर durgandhahar, गंधहर gandhhar, गन्धहर gandhahar
deodorant in Tamil
- நாற்றமகற்றி, நாற்றம் நீக்கி, நாற்றம் போக்கி, நாற்றங்கொல்லி
deodorant in Bengali
- ডিওডোরেন্ট, ডিওডোর্যান্ট
deodorant in Telugu
- డియోడరెంట్
More languagesFewer languages
- deodorant in Malayalam
- പൂതിനാശിനി, പൂതിഹാരി, ദുർഗന്ധനാശകവസ്തു, വിയർപ്പുനാറ്റം അകറ്റുന്ന വസ്തു
- deodorant in Kannada
- ದುರ್ಗಂಧಹರ, ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆಗಳೆಕ, ವಾಸನೆನಾಶಕ, ದುರ್ಗಂಧನಾಶಕ
- deodorant in Punjabi
- ਡੀਓਡੋਰੈਂਟ, ਡਿਓਡੋਰੈਂਟ, ਡਿਓਡਰੈਂਟ
- deodorant in Gujarati
- ડિઓડોરન્ટ
- deodorant in Odia
- ଡିଓଡୋରାଣ୍ଟ, ଡିଓଡୋରେଣ୍ଟ୍, ଡିଓଡୋରେନ୍ଟ
- deodorant in Nepali
- डिओडोरन्ट
- deodorant in Arabic
- مُزِيل اَلْعَرَق muzīl al-ʕaraq, مُزِيل اَلرَّائِحَة muzīl ar-rāʔiḥa
- deodorant in Malay
- ubat ketiak, deodoran
- deodorant in Indonesian
- deodoran
- deodorant in Persian
- دئودورانت de'odorânt, بو زدا bu zodâ
- deodorant in Thai
- ยาดับกลิ่น yaa-dàp-glìn
- deodorant in Vietnamese
- bay mùi, chất khử mùi
Examples of deodorant in a sentence
- The pranksters activated the fire alarm by spraying deodorant next to it.
- He rolled on some deodorant, threw on a shirt, and ran out the door.
- When you're packing for our camping trip, don't forget the essentials. You know, deodorant, ant killer, condoms, baby wipes and the whole caboodle.
Forms of deodorant
| plural | deodorants |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | deodourant |
Origin of deodorant
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.
Words formed from deodorant
Questions about deodorant
- What does deodorant mean?
- Deodorant means any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- What is deodorant in Hindi?
- Deodorant in Hindi is दुर्गन्धहर (durgandhahar), गंधहर (gandhhar), गन्धहर (gandhahar). See Deodorant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is deodorant?
- Deodorant can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce deodorant?
- Deodorant is pronounced /diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deodorant?
- The plural of deodorant is deodorants.
Words near deodorant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: deodorant (page history and authors); deodorant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deodorant (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deodorant (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deodorant (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); deodorant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deodorant (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deodorant (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deodorant (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deodorant (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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